Offer Holder Day Guides - Plan Your Day

We are pleased to welcome our 2025 offer holders to our King's College campus on the 23rd of April. This event will cover all undergraduate degrees at the University of Aberdeen.

Which talks should I attend?

You are free to attend any talks you wish on the day. A guide with all timings and locations will be available approx 2 weeks before the event on the website and you will receive a physical copy when you check in on the day. You do not need to prebook any talks however, we do ask that where talks may be busy, that priority is given to Offer Holders.

General talks will be held from 10am and cover a range of student information, student services and student life topics. Academic talks will be held from 11.30am onwards. Each subject area will host its own subject talk with some subjects running repeat talks to allow those who may be joint honours offer holders to attend both talks. We would encourage you to go to any talks you hold an offer for whether as a single honours or as a joint honours.

For the below degrees, please attend the following talks:

For the MA English Language and Literature degree, please attend both the English Talk as well as the Language and Linguistics Talk. For the MA Comparative Literature degree, please attend the English talk.

Medicine and Gateway to Medicine

Medicine and Gateway to Medicine subject activities will take place beginning at 1pm at the Suttie Centre (AB25 2ZD) on our Foresterhill campus. There will be some shuttle buses leaving King's Campus and bus times can be found in the guide for the day. Please note these buses are first come first served. Medicine and Gateway to Medicine students are very welcome to begin their day at King's Campus in the morning and attend the general talks and tours taking place.

Information and Assistance

Our Student Ambassadors will be available around campus in red high-vis jackets in case you have any questions (or get lost!). Alternatively, make your way to our Information Point on Elphinstone Lawn at the heart of the campus.

Most events will take place around King's College and Elphinstone Hall. Medicine subject sessions will take place at our Foresterhill campus.

Food

You can purchase food and drink throughout the day from various places across campus.  The Student Union Building has a coffee shop and serves hot and cold food throughout the day as well as a food court on the second floor with a large range of different outlets. Other places to eat include the Hardback Cafe (Sir Duncan Rice Library), Cafe Kovo (Aberdeen Sports Village and Aquatics Centre), Shelter Cafe, Kilau, and Food Story (zero-waste cafe). Many of these offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. The University operates a cashless campus where payments can be made using debit/credit cards or with Google Pay/Apple pay.

Safety and First Aid

For your own personal safety, please ensure that you obey all safety and warning signs whilst on campus. If there is an emergency, please alert a Student Ambassador or the nearest member of University staff. If a fire alarm sounds, you must evacuate the building via the nearest emergency exit and remain outside until you are told otherwise. Please do not use any lifts under these circumstances.

First Aiders will be available on the day if required. If you need First Aid assistance, please make your way to the foyer of Elphinstone Hall and a member of staff will assist you.

Disability Awareness

If you would like to discuss issues relating to studying at the University of Aberdeen and disability, please visit the Student Support information stand in Elphinstone Hall. You can also advise us of any individual needs you might have on the Offer Holder Day booking form or by emailing the UK Team.

Campus Access guides are available for each building on our Old Aberdeen Campus. If you have any questions on the day then please don't hesitate to ask any of our staff or student ambassadors.

Quiet Zone

Anyone looking for a quiet space to catch your breath or rest for a while can grab a seat in Multi-Faith Chaplaincy. Prayer facilities are also located here.